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Intriguing story about an everyday woman who was considered not worthy to be mentioned because of her occupation

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But her name is infamous because of this read

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The murder of helen jewett much like the title says a book about the murder of a new york prostitute and the trial that followed it

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But this is not the end all and be all of this book rather it is the jumping off point for the author to give a very detailed and readable account of the new york illicit sex scene in the jacksonian era

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This is important because as with many high profile trials what is at stake is not only the guilt or innocence of the defendant but the larger social mores and customs of society all of which would play a large role in this trial

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On one level professor cohens thorough investigation into one of 19th century new yorks most shocking murder cases doesnt tell us much that we dont already know the society was sexist accommodating toward the privileged and hypocritical in its attitude toward sexual behavior

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Cohen hammers these points home and she does pretty often the effect isnt very

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This was the dawn of modern journalism and mass mediathe pivotal point where newspaper publishers realized that the public wanted more than just shipping and business reports where publishers realized there was a public at all